Manchester icons are being recognised as some of Britain’s 500 most influential people with the likes of MP Simon Danczuk, architect Lord Norman Foster and cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, among others, making the list.

MM take to the streets of Manchester to hear what Mancunians have to say about freedom of speech.

Former BBC correspondent Peter Greste, from Australia, ex-CNN journalist Mohamed Fahmy, and Egyptian based producer Baher Mohamed were jailed for seven, seven and 10 years respectively.

Journalist and Venezuelan national Gerrado Schettino uses improvised campaign outside MediaCityUK to ask for more media support